REVEALED! Premier League clubs that pass the ball forward MOST: where does your team rank?

Unsurprisingly, given their philosophy of knocking the ball about at all times, Swansea are the top flight oufit who pass the ball forward least often - or, backwards the most! Click the arrow to keep scrolling through our gallery and find out which Premier League team passes forward most often…

Unless you're planning to knock it back to a team-mate who is certain to smash a beauty into the top corner, passing the ball backwards sounds even less appealing than a 50/50 challenge with Lee Cattermole.

Here, we bring you the definitive stats on which clubs spray passes backwards most often, and those 'no-nonsense' teams that ping it forward at the first opportunity.

All stats correct up to and including 6 December 2012.

Click the arrow on the right of the photo to find out which Premier League team passes forward most often!

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